[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-how-to-survive-in-the-romance-fantasy-game":3,"chapter-how-to-survive-in-the-romance-fantasy-game-how-to-survive-in-the-romance-fantasy-game-chapter-620":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","How to survive in the Romance Fantasy Game",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1218953,1604,"Chapter 620: Contact","how-to-survive-in-the-romance-fantasy-game-chapter-620",620,"\u003Cp>Hours before Liyana contacted her sisters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In a place both filled and devoid of light, darkness crept.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thick, suffocating, alive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shadowy smoke twisted and coiled like a living serpent, extending endlessly down a narrow path that seemed to exist outside of time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was no ground, no ceiling — only the pulse of an eternal void that breathed and whispered with the sound of distant screams.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet within that endless black, a single figure walked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Step.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each tap of her heel echoed like thunder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And with every step she took, the darkness shuddered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sparks of chaotic crimson light burst from beneath her feet — arcs of energy that devoured the gloom itself, scorching the void into trembling ripples.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The surrounding shadows recoiled, the air thick with the scent of raw, destructive divinity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, she stopped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before her loomed a colossal wall of condensed shadow — dense, oily, almost liquid in its texture, shifting with the faces of the damned trapped within.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their faint moans and whispers seeped through like leaking memories.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The young woman tilted her head slightly, her crimson eyes narrowing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within those eyes, her pupils thinned into vertical slits — the unmistakable mark of something ancient, predatory, divine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Found you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Raising her right hand, power flared — red lightning crackled violently around her arm, swallowing the darkness around it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next instant, the entire space howled as the energy erupted outward, tearing through the wall in a single catastrophic blast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BOOM!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The abyss screamed. A hole gaped open, bleeding shadows like liquid night.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The young woman’s lips curved into a faint, satisfied smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, without hesitation, she stepped through.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment her foot crossed the threshold, countless presences stirred.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dozens—no, hundreds—of unseen entities turned their attention toward her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The pressure was suffocating, their whispers overlapping like the cries of tortured souls.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some shrieked, some laughed, others mumbled in incomprehensible tongues — the discordant sound of madness given voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But none of them dared to approach.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>None of them feared her either.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They simply watched.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beings of shadow and nightmare, formless abominations given shape by thought and hatred, moved in the corners of perception.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their outlines shifted like mirages.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And among them — three masked figures stood at the forefront, motionless yet radiating immense power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their attention locked with hers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It amused her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The young woman’s smirk widened, revealing sharp, razor-like teeth that glimmered with chaotic energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The air itself distorted around her mouth — reality bending, time flickering — as though existence itself trembled under her presence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The oppressive pressure made two of the masked ones unconsciously step back, faint cracks of distortion appearing beneath their feet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, from beyond the sea of shadows, a deeper voice reverberated through the realm — low, cold, ancient.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[...There are limits to how much I can tolerate you, Chaos Dragon.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The shadows gathered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They twisted into a humanoid silhouette, sculpted from pure negativity, despair, and dark power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The very essence of the abyss condensed into a single form — a figure whose mere existence distorted everything around it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ruler of this realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The embodiment of the end and absolute darkness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Erebil.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her dark, abyssal eyes met the dragon’s crimson gaze — one filled with passive threat, the other with unrestrained disdain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liyana Heavens — the Chaos Dragon — tilted her head, a faint smile curling her lips as she looked at Erebil’s shameless composure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her crimson eyes glimmered with that playful cruelty only a being who had seen eons of destruction could muster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I believe it is I who cannot tolerate your thick skin, Erebil...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her voice was soft — almost gentle — yet each syllable vibrated with such power that the air itself warped around her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sound carried like a whisper through eternity, cracking space like glass.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There are rules... and boundaries... that must not be crossed,\"she continued, taking a step forward.\"We who share the same fate... agreed never to interfere with one another.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment the words left her lips, her body flickered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her outline distorted between that of a woman and something incomprehensibly vast — scales of molten red light shimmering through her skin, horns momentarily piercing from her skull before vanishing again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crimson lightning licked her arms, coiling around her like serpents made of chaos.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The air twisted and tore, unable to decide whether it wanted to exist or dissolve under her aura.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Erebil, unamused, finally spoke — her voice reverberating through every direction at once, deep and cold as the void itself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[I believe I have never interfered with you, Chaos Dragon...]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her words echoed with divine weight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[And calm yourself, if you will. You’ll ruin a part of my beautiful realm.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>SHHHHHHHHH!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dark energy flooded the abyss. Erebil’s divine pressure surged — a crushing force of pure annihilation that could snuff out gods and tear apart lesser dimensions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The walls of shadow trembled, the cries of broken souls echoing in the background as the realm itself bent to her will.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Liyana only stood there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her smile widened — sharp, feral, full of amusement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then she laughed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A soft chuckle at first... then a low, melodic Hahaha~ that rolled through the darkness like a song of madness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The crimson light in her chest began to pulse violently — each throb of her heart releasing waves of unstable energy that disintegrated the surrounding darkness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tendrils of chaotic power unfurled like blooming petals of destruction, devouring the void around her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The divine pressure pressing on her didn’t crush her — it only seemed to feed her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The clash of their existences began to twist the entire realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ground beneath them cracked into molten red veins; the void above screamed in silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chaos and Despair — two primal forces that should never coexist — now collided, their mere presence tearing the rules of reality apart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Erebil’s expression sharpened, her black sclera glowing faintly violet as she watched the red lightning arc wildly around Liyana.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And yet, the dragon only grinned wider, her teeth glinting like blades.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For just a brief second, her aura swelled — and the balance of power tilted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Chaos Dragon’s energy surged, slightly overwhelming even Erebil’s, enough to make cracks appear in the abyss itself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was Erebil’s realm — her domain of pure darkness and despair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By all rights, she should’ve had the upper hand here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every shadow, every whisper, every breath of this place bent to her will.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And yet... watching the scene unfold before her eyes, even Erebil couldn’t help but feel a flicker of genuine surprise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The last time she faced Liyana Heavens — the Chaos Dragon — the girl could barely stand against her presence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was standing in defiance, her crimson aura tearing holes through Erebil’s carefully woven void as if the realm itself refused to hold her down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For the first time in a long while, the goddess of endings felt a faint, almost forgotten emotion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Caution.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Just how many of her seals has she broken...?’Erebil thought, eyes narrowing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Granted, she was holding back a great deal — this wasn’t a fight she intended to start — but even then, Liyana’s pressure was unsettlingly overwhelming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The very laws of her realm quivered under the dragon’s existence alone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then Liyana’s voice echoed through the darkness. It wasn’t a scream, nor a shout — but a calm, dangerous whisper that carried across eternity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is a warning, Erebil...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her crimson eyes glowed brighter, slits tightening with pure, untamed fury.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Touch my darling again... and I will devour your entire existence.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The silence that followed was deafening.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Erebil didn’t flinch. Didn’t speak. She simply watched.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her expression was unreadable — no fear, no anger, just cold curiosity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Truthfully, she wasn’t afraid of Liyana.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nor did she see her as a direct threat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A primordial goddess such as herself stood above most life forms — even dragons of chaos. Her divinity was that of the end itself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But still... she knew better than to dismiss the creature before her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liyana Heavens wasn’t a normal dragon — she was a primordial being born from the cracks of existence, from the entropy that existed before order and light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were no clear limits to her power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even Erebil, for all her arrogance, knew that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That thing inside Liyana — that bottomless, ever-expanding pit of hunger — wasn’t metaphorical.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was real.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A chaotic void that consumed everything: light, matter, divinity, even reality itself if left unchecked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A world eater.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The kind of being that could unmake creation if she ever lost control.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Erebil exhaled softly, the faintest trace of amusement curling her lips.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’So, the dragon finally bares her fangs...’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Truthfully, she had been expecting some kind of reaction the moment she touched him — Riley.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She just didn’t think it would reach this level of open hostility.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still, there was something satisfying about it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching the Chaos Dragon’s fury... her protectiveness... it amused Erebil in ways she didn’t expect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She quietly folded her hands behind her back, masking the faint smirk that tugged at her face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[..... Chaos Dragon you mark on him... isn’t forever—]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Erebil’s voice echoed through the dark, layered with thousands of whispering tones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn’t just speech — it was an ancient vibration that made reality tremble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But before she could finish, Liyana’s lips curved into a sharp, knowing smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No. It is.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her crimson eyes gleamed like two burning suns in the dark.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Darling has always been mine~\"she said, her voice laced with that playful, dangerous tone that made even gods cautious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Now and forever more. None will take that away from me — not even you. So, consider this my final warning, Erebil.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The way she said it... it wasn’t a boast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a declaration.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A law.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Something that even the abyss seemed to recognize.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’So she noticed....’Erebil thought looking at Liyana.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, without another word, Liyana turned her back on the goddess of endings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sharp, black claws on her delicate fingers traced through the empty air — and the space itself screamed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>FSSSHHHHHHHH!!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Reality split apart like paper as she carved through the darkness, ripping open a massive hole that bled light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it wasn’t light from the divine — no, it was the color of existence. The mortal world shimmered through the tear, distant yet clear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Erebil’s eyes narrowed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That tear... that was her domain’s boundary.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the fact that Liyana could cut through it so effortlessly — and leave a mark that resonated with chaotic energy — was nothing short of a direct insult.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A claim.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A blatant declaration that she could enter and leave as she pleased.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Erebil could have erased it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She could have rebuilt the torn space with a single thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But she didn’t.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead, the dark goddess smiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Slowly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her expression carried a mix of irritation and fascination as the Chaos Dragon stepped into the light, vanishing from her sight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And only after Liyana was gone did Erebil finally notice the aftermath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Half of her creations — the lesser shades, the whispering horrors, the unbirthed children of her darkness — were gone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not destroyed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not banished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Devoured.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Consumed into pure nothingness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not even their concepts remained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The goddess stared at the empty void where they once lingered, her lips curling upward in pure delight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Oh, Riley Hell...]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[My little light... my precious spark of ruin. You truly are the source of my amusement... ]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her voice softened into a sultry hum as she leaned back on her throne made of shadows.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[—Please... give me more~]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Liyana fell back into the mortal world, the weight of her power and exhaustion hit her all at once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She landed on her bed with a heavy thud, the soft sheets sinking beneath her as she pressed a trembling hand against her chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ah... it hurts...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thump—!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even without a living heart, she could feel it pulsing painfully inside her chest. A deep, suffocating ache that made her fingers twitch and her breath stutter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crimson energy flickered around her body, twisting and coiling until it formed visible chains that wrapped around her chest. Each link shimmered faintly — chaotic, unstable — sealing her power, restraining her soul.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clink... clink...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then came the pain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The pressure inside her heart burst.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"—Kh...!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cough!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She spat blood across the pristine white sheets, staining them with dark red.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sharp metallic scent filled the air, cutting through the floral fragrance that once lingered in her room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"M-My lady!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her maid, Lily, rushed forward in panic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The young maid’s hands trembled as she reached out, but she stopped midway, unsure if touching her mistress would help or only worsen her state.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lily,\" Liyana murmured weakly, her voice still calm despite the blood dripping down her lips, \"my gift should’ve arrived by now... correct?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"B-But, young miss, you’re—!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Prepare my crystal.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her tone sharpened, and even though her expression didn’t change, the air around her turned suffocating. Red arcs of energy rippled faintly across the room, bending the light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I need to contact my sisters. Soon.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lily froze, her protest dying in her throat. She caught a glimpse of Liyana’s eyes — the calm, deadly crimson that could melt steel and freeze fear itself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I-I understand, my lady. I’ll prepare it immediately.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Satisfied, Liyana relaxed slightly, wiping the blood from the corner of her mouth with the back of her hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Haah~ how long has it been since I’ve had this much excitement...?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her voice carried a hint of amusement, but beneath it lay exhaustion and longing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Months had passed since Riley and his supposed \"lovers\" — her sisters now — returned to the academy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To them, it might’ve seemed like a long time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But to Liyana, time was meaningless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, she had been watching.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though her strength was still sealed and the chains around her heart limited her sight, she could still sense him — faintly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every time his presence flared up, every time his soul wavered or grew stronger, she felt it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thump—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her unbeating heart twitched again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even when it shouldn’t.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even when it couldn’t.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Darling...\" she whispered, her crimson eyes softening as a gentle smile curved her lips, \"I won’t let anyone take you away from me...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The words came out as a vow, not to the air, not to herself — but to the very world that tried to separate them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her mind drifted back to her brief clash with Erebil.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That smug goddess and her suffocating darkness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liyana’s smile faded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You tried to erase my mark on him, didn’t you...?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn’t anger she felt — it was possession.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She could feel the faint pull, the way Erebil’s will tried to twist the bond between her and Riley. But it failed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Nice try, Goddess of the End,\" she murmured, her voice trembling between laughter and wrath, \"but my mark is not a spell... it’s a part of him now.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her fingers trailed over her chest again, over the faint pulse beneath the sealed chains.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We belong to each other... even if the heavens reject it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>",2512,"2026-06-03T14:41:08.744Z",1,"novelbin.me","823d5ab9136f12ed8f3f7d0aac16e3770b76831bfa3fc5ca811704ee28299b80","how-to-survive-in-the-romance-fantasy-game-chapter-515","how-to-survive-in-the-romance-fantasy-game-chapter-514",727,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fhow-to-survive-in-the-romance-fantasy-game-cover.jpg"]